# Sarah, Sarai # ## Facts: ## * Sarah was Abraham's wife. * Her name was originally "Sarai," but God changed it to "Sarah." * Sarah gave birth to Isaac, the son God had promised to give her and Abraham. (Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Names](rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)) (See also: [Abraham](../names/abraham.md), [Isaac](../names/isaac.md)) ## Bible References: ## * [Genesis 11:29-30](rc://en/tn/help/gen/11/29) * [Genesis 11:31-32](rc://en/tn/help/gen/11/31) * [Genesis 17:15-16](rc://en/tn/help/gen/17/15) * [Genesis 25:9-11](rc://en/tn/help/gen/25/09) ## Examples from the Bible stories: ## * __[05:01](rc://en/tn/help/obs/05/01)__ "So Abram's wife, __Sarai__, said to him, "Since God has not allowed me to have children and now I am too old to have children, here is my servant, Hagar. Marry her also so she can have a child for me." * __[05:04](rc://en/tn/help/obs/05/04)__ "'Your wife, __Sarai__, will have a son--he will be the son of promise.'" * __[05:04](rc://en/tn/help/obs/05/04)__ "God also changed __Sarai's__ name to __Sarah__, which means "princess." * __[05:05](rc://en/tn/help/obs/05/05)__ "About a year later, when Abraham was 100 years old and __Sarah__ was 90, __Sarah__ gave birth to Abraham's son. They named him Isaac as God had told them to do." ## Word Data: ## * Strong's: H8283, H8297, G4564